1935 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1935 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference Big Six Conference
1935 record 6–3 (3–2 Big 6)
Head coach Biff Jones (1st season)
Offensive scheme Single wing
Home stadium Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)
1935 Big 6 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Nebraska $ 4 –0 –1  6 –2 –1
Oklahoma 3 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Kansas 2 –2 –1  4 –4 –1
Kansas State 1 –2 –2  2 –4 –3
Iowa State 1 –3 –1  2 –4 –3
Missouri 0 –2 –3  3 –3 –3
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1935 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1935 college football season. In their first year under head coach Biff Jones, the Sooners compiled a 6–3 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Big Six Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 99 to 44.[1][2]

Tackle J. W. "Dub" Wheeler received All-America honors in 1935,[3] and four Sooners received all-conference honors: Wheeler, backs Bill Breedon and Nick Robertson and tackle Ralph Brown.[4]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 28 Colorado* Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 3–0   -
October 5 New Mexico* Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 25–0   -
October 12 vs. Texas* Fair Park • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) L 7–12   16,000
October 19 Iowa State Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 16–0   10,407
October 26 at Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE L 0–19   -
November 2 Kansas Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 0–7   -
November 9 at Missouri Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO W 20–6   -
November 16 at Kansas State Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 3–0   -
November 28 Oklahoma A&M* Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam) W 25–0   10,000
*Non-conference game.

Source:DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1935–1939". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved July 20, 2015.

NFL Draft

One Sooner players was drafted as part of the inaugural NFL draft following the season.[5]

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
J.W. WheelerTackle216Green Bay Packers

References

  1. ↑ "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1935 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 90. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 95. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  5. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1936.htm
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